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    Dr Sawin's Bitters Utica NY

    Im not sure if I have the spelling right, as the bottle's in a friend's possession, but does anyone know anything about a Dr. Sawin's Bitters Utica NY: yellow - amber, approx 9 - 10 "? Any info as to rarity and value would be much appreciated. Thanks.
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    Coca Cola Books?

    Are there any newer, readily available books devoted exclusivly to the older ss cokes and the 1915s, syrup bottles etc? Im amazed at how little space the newer mainstream bottle books devote to this category, given the number of Coca Cola collectors.
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    Unusual Milk

    I have a round milk that is embossed with very elaborate cleaning instructions down one side: Rinse in cold water and wash in hot water with soap and return etc Anyone seen one of these?
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    LGW Mason's Improved

    This ones probobly common, but I'd never seen it. Clear pint embossed MASON'S LGW IMPROVED. What does the LGW stand for, Lockport Glass Works? Thanks folks.
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    Ice Blue, Cherry and Strawberry

    Just asking: whats the difference between ice blue and blue aqua, or, cherry puce and strawberry puce, topaz and straw yellow etc? And, is their a color chart in circulation available similar to the one some jewelers use? Your thoughts.
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    Internal burst bubbles and tumbling

    How safe are bottles with internal burst bubbles to tumble? I would think the glass behind the burst bubble would be very thin. Also, most dug bottles have flea bites around the lip; does tumbling tend to smooth these out or make them larger? Thanks.
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    Hop & Iron Bitters Utica NY

    Picked this one up the other day. 8 5/8 ", amber, almost mint. Any of you good folks have any info? Sorry no picture, I'll try to get one up.
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    58 and 1858

    Are the jars embosssed Mason's Patent Nov 30 58 as common as the 1858s? I dont have a Redbook, but my bottle book dosnt have this variant listed. Thanks.
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    Question on Not To Be Taken

    Are all poisons that say "Not To be Taken" English or Canadian? I dug one - amber, vertical lines, screw cap - recently at a site where I've dug a fair number of poisons, but havn't been able to find out anything about it. Thanks.
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    Hey Cap

    I've been meaning to ask you : ever come across any of those script, Coca- Cola hutch's in your neck of the woods? I hear they used to pop up fairly frequently.
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    Old time Diggers

    Anyone here ever talk to anyone that dug back in the early and mid-sixties? Needless to say things were alot more wide open and unexplored back then. One old timer loves to tell me about the time he found "a case" of O.P H. Lakes Indian Specific in an old dump and left most of 'em at the site...
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    Horse Liniment

    We're all familiar with the common Omega Oil bottles, but has anyone seen a 9" bottle embossed Omega Oil Horse Liniment? I saw this bottle at the Treasure Depot site and was very curious about it. Same form with the leaf embossing as the regular Omega Oil, but obviously alot taller. Anyone know...
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    Odds and ends from the dump

    Here's the stuff from the other day's dig. First one one the far left is a small (5 1/2") mini Coca Cola Bottling Works Rochester (in slug plate) Grape Ade (in banner) that I'd never seen before; in the middle is a transferware ginger beer Akron Gingerbeer Co.; on the far right is another one...
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    Preserving Goldleaf

    I just recently dug a great, large stash of stoneware pomade jars and lids with each having a different indivuals name painted in gold leaf on the side gothic style. The trouble is, its ne'er to impossible to clean these without taking off the paint (which is also very dirty). Any one have any...
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    Mini Coke

    I dug an odd, colorless little bottle (5 1/2") embossed in a round slug plate COCA COLA BOTTLING WKS ROCHESTER (block letters) and at the shoulder in a diagnol banner GRAPE ADE. Are these common? Anyone know about 'em? I'll try to get a pic up later. Thanks.
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    Unusual Insulators

    Hi Folks. Recently, I came across two insulators that I'd never seen before. The first is black glass (slightly amber in strong light) and marked ARMSTRONG (arc) 15-47 on one side, and 51-C1 MADE IN U.S.A on the other. The second a large, deep aqua "flying saucer" type marked Fred M Locke No. 16...
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    Ball Mason Patent Nov 30th 1858

    Still dont have a red book. Found an aqua Ball (at shoulder), with Mason Patent Nov 30th 1858 near the middle. Ground lip, half gallon. Can any of you good folks give me any info? Common? Sorry no picture yet. Thank you.
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    Embossed Milks

    Anyone have any thoughts on selling old embossed milks? I've had a few very scarce ones and they still dont bring very much. I know milks generally dont go for as much as other bottles, but I keep hearing these stories about how so-and-so got so much for a milk bottle. Is it just a hit or miss...
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    Your Best Heartbreaker

    Heres a topic for all diggers that I havnt seen covered - and Im sure the privy diggers will win this one, but you never know - whats your best (or, worst) heart breaker? Mines a very, cherry-puce, Lancaster Glass Works flask that I dug pieces of last year, followed by a broken, deep blue...
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    Inside Old Foundations

    Has anyone here had any luck digging in old, dirt filled foundations? Ive located the foundation of an old grist mill on the property of a very large house built in 1857 - the owner is very touchy about any digging in the yard but is open to digging inside the foundation. Is it...

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